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Solid and practical, I trust this monitor arm to support my $1,300 gaming monitor and free up desk space
HUANUO's single monitor arm mount is solid, reliable, and offers a decent amount of adjustability for a wide range of monitors, and I trust it.
2024-10-24 13:00
Apple Watch Series 10 advanced display tech likely coming to iPhone
A new supply-chain report notes that the Apple Watch Series 10 advanced display technology is expected to be adopted in future iPhones. Apple’s trickle-down approach means that the Apple Watch always gets the most advanced display tech first before i...
2024-10-24 12:33
iOS 18.2 beta shows that the Apple Intelligence rollout isn’t as slow as some suggest
While the narrative around Apple Intelligence is that the company is leaning heavily on “coming later” asterisks, and we’ll have to wait a long time for any of it to actually launch, yesterday’s iOS 18.2 beta release tells a somewhat different ...
2024-10-24 11:51
Xiaomi confirms the launch date of its Snapdragon 8 Elite powered devices
Xiaomi's recently announced 15 and 15 Pro phones are due to launch on October 29 at a launch event in China. Read more...
2024-10-24 11:28
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" Delivers Strong Linux Performance
Earlier this month Intel announced the Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" processors and today they go on sale. In turn, the review embargo also lifts for these new desktop processors. Up first today on Phoronix is the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Linux performan...
2024-10-24 11:00
I never knew how much I'd love a soundbar on my desk, but I'd trade some of its volume for something else
The BlueAnt Soundblade Under Monitor Soundbar is attractive, loud, and packed with features... It's too bad it doesn't sound better.
2024-10-24 11:00
This third-party app bypasses Microsoft's stringent Windows 11 24H2 system requirements and installs the massive update on unsupported hardware
A new third-party tool dubbed Flyby11 allows users to bypass critical Windows 11 system requirements, including TPM, Secure Boot, and more, letting you install Windows 11, version 24H2 on unsupported hardware.
2024-10-24 10:57
Honor reveals Android-15 based MagicOS 9.0 update
Starting to roll out in November 2024, the update comes to China first and international devices later. Read more...
2024-10-24 10:40
Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring are getting a much requested Discord feature with the latest update
The latest update for Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring adds the ability to directly call Discord users via the console's Parties and Chats tab.
2024-10-24 09:34
AMD EPYC 9755 Performance On The Linux 6.11 & Linux 6.12 Kernels
For the recently launched AMD EPYC 9005 series "Turin" processors there is good support out-of-the-box running on the likes of Linux 6.8 as found with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The one exception is if wanting to engage CPU power monitoring you need a RAPL/Powe...
2024-10-24 08:36
Revamped Microsoft Forms experience now available for commercial users
Microsoft has revamped its Forms service with a new, modern UI design, updated templates, improved sharing and analysis features. Read more...
2024-10-24 08:36
Microsoft Edge 131 Dev gets a new settings page for Profile Workspaces and more
This week's Microsoft Edge Dev update delivers a new settings page for Profile Workspaces and more changes. Read more...
2024-10-24 07:32
TECH_BARGAINS 24/10: Nvidia GTX 1650, external SSDs, Sony Samsung LG TVs, and more
In today's TECH_BARGAINS, we cover some of the best deals of the day, including Samsung and LG QLED / OLED TVs, Apple iPhone, Google Pixel, Nvidia GTX 1650, external SSDs, and more. Read more...
2024-10-24 07:16
Vivaldi gets big update with redesigned UI and a new Dashboard
It is a big day for Vivaldi fans: the browser just received a big update with a redesigned UI, a new flagship feature, and more. Read more...
2024-10-24 07:00
Save $300 on four variants of the MacBook Air (M2) 2022
Four variants of the Apple MacBook Air 2022, with M2 chip, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD storage, are selling at $300 off their original MSRP on Amazon US. Read more...
2024-10-24 06:52
Intel Media Stack Updated With Full Support For Lunar Lake, Initial Battlemage Support
Intel today released the Intel Media Driver 2024Q3 release to provide updated Video Acceleration API (VA-API) support for Linux systems along with an updated oneVPL GPU Runtime...
2024-10-24 06:44
Google Calendar on the web gets a Material You-based dark theme
After Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, the Material You dark theme is now rolling out for Google Calendar on the web. Read more...
2024-10-24 06:36
NVIDIA Shipping Around One Billion RISC-V Cores In Their 2024 Products
Going back to 2016 we've known of NVIDIA beginning to use RISC-V to replace their Falcon micro-controller and other micro-controllers within their graphics processors to using this common open-source ISA. That use has continued to grow and an unofficia...
2024-10-24 06:35
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ Launches: 26 TOPS Accelerator For $110
Following the launch of the Raspberry Pi AI Kit back during the summer with up to 13 TOPS performance for AI inference, the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ was announced today with up to 26 TOPS capabilities...
2024-10-24 06:16